Silly research written about by silly researchers. Studying of any kind sharpens the mind; the LSAT has no unique claim in this regard.

I took the LSAT out of curiosity; did not study for the exam; drank a lot of beer the night before; woke up the next morning and checked my calender to find, to my chagrin, that I had to go take the LSAT; nailed the LSAT; got admitted to law school on the first try; and, after graduation, had lots of fun kicking the crap out of snooty Harvard Law grads in various courtrooms around the U.S.

If a dummy like me could do all that, there is no reason to believe that studying for, taking, or passing the LSAT is anything special, whatever the ABA and law schools may urge to the contrary.

10:19 am August 28, 2012

Researcher wrote:

Well folks ..now you know how money is wasted in this country in doing this type of idiotic research that has absolutely no value. I hope these researchers did not get money from one of the tax payer funded government agency like CDC or HHS or something like that.

1:15 pm August 28, 2012

Big H wrote:

Why all the negative energy? You need to learn how to activate that portion of your brain that controls this kind of behavior.

12:48 am August 29, 2012

Anon wrote:

I have no doubt the study is on to something, despite the genius who wrote above. Many law school grads believe that their brains were rewired in law school, and we now think of our brains as grids. Any movement off the grid of logic sends off alarm bells instantly. The way we think now, compared to the way we thought as undergrads, or as grads (not in law school) is totally different. It is logical.

I have returned to alumni events after practicing law and discovered, to my dismay, that the professors are not really as smart as I thought they were. I take them on, and discover that they are not clear thinkers; they still think the way people in the liberal arts are trained to think. But when they have to defend a position they have taken, and defend it against someone who has been through law school and had their brain rewired, there is no contest. Not ever.

10:55 pm August 29, 2012

James wrote:

Actually attending law school is proof positive that you cannot do basic math or even research on your job prospects upon graduation.

$150,000 to $200,000 in studend loans for a degree that is worthless?
Are you serious?

45,000 law school graduates per year.
Over half will NEVER get a job as a lawyer BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH JOBS !!!

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